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Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:4-7

03 June 2012

My everyday prayer from The Valley of Vision

O
Thou Most High,

Creator
of the ends of the earth,

Governor
of the universe,

Judge
of all men,

Head
of the church,

Saviour
of sinners;

thy greatness is unsearchable,

thy goodness infinite,

thy compassions unfailing,

thy providence boundless,

thy mercies ever new.

We
bless thee for the words of salvation.

How
important, suitable, encouraging are the doctrines, promises, and invitations
of the gospel of peace!

We
are lost: but in it thou hast presented to us a full, free and eternal
salvation;

weak: but here we learn that help is found in One that is mighty,

poor: but in him we discover unsearchable riches,

blind: but we find he has treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

We
thank thee for thy unspeakable gift.

Thy
Son is our only refuge, foundation, hope, confidence;

We
depend upon his death, rest in his righteousness, desire to bear his image;

May
his glory fill our minds, his love reign in our affections, his cross inflame
us with ardour.

Let
us as Christians fill our various situations in life,

escape the snares to which they expose us,

discharge the duties that arrives from our
circumstances,

enjoy with moderation their advantages,

improve with diligence their usefulness,

And
may every place and company we are in be benefitted by us. Amen

This is a prayer from The Valley of Vision. I have blogged an excerpt from it once before but this is it in its entirety. It's from the prayers at the back of the book - a series of set prayers for morning and evening. This one is the prayer for the sixth morning of the week.

But it is the prayer that I find myself praying almost every day, not just on the sixth morning of the week. It provides me with a picture of the True God. It shows me the true me. It shows me what God has done for me in Jesus. And it shows what is good for me to do, day by day, in light of all of these things. Hour by hour, what I need to recall in this equation changes - and I find different parts of this prayer coming to mind, as circumstances warrant.

The other prayers for the rest of the week, morning and evening, are excellent too. But for months now, this one has been my everyday prayer.

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